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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (833019)

1/29/2015 1:04:01 PM

From: Wharf Rat

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"The predictions were made by Americans predicting more hurricanes in America."

I don't know that climatologists specified just the US.

"'Look at the Pacific'

'Which doesn't pan out, either, since I haven't seen too many reports of major tsunamis in recent years'"

I guess you didn't go to the link. We aren't talking about tsunamis. We're talking about hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons, which are all the same thing. Last year,

2014 Western Pacific hurricane season


Season summary map

Total stormsTyphoons

22
11

Super typhoons

8 (unofficial) 10/31 JMA upgraded 20W to Tropical Storm Nuri, 11/3 Nuri reached its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 285km/h (180 mph) and tied with Vongfong. en.wikipedia.org 11/7 Typhoon Nuri's remnants expected to slam Alaska, push 'polar vortex' deep into U.S. oregonlive.com

2014 Pacific hurricane season


Season summary map

Total storms 22


Hurricanes 16 (record high, tied with 1990 and 1992)
Major hurricanes ( Cat. 3+) 9 en.wikipedia.org